The Art of Mathematics in Business. Dr Jae K Shim

The Art of Mathematics in Business - Dr Jae K Shim


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The Art of Mathematics in Business

      The Art of Mathematics in Business

      Analyzing Facts and Figures for Smart Business Decisions

      Dr Jae K Shim

      © Global Professional Publishing 2009

      Reprinted 2010

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      ISBN 978-1-906403-32-4

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      Contents

       Preface

       Acknowledgments

       Part 1 Evaluating the Cost of Bank Loans, Business Loans, Trade Credit, and Other Financing

       1.Understanding Simple Interest

       2.Real (Effective) Interest Rate

       3.The Cost of Credit: Annual Percentage Rate

       Discount method

       Installment Loans

       4.Calculating Due Dates

       5.Promissory Notes and Bank Discounts

       6.Trade Credit

       7.Receivables and Inventory Financing

       1Receivable Financing

       Factoring of Accounts Receivable

       Assignment of Accounts Receivable

       2Inventory Financing

       8.Estimating the Cost of Debt and Equity Financing

       Part 2 Budgeting and Profit Planning

       9.Establishing a Budgeting System for Profit Planning

       Monthly Cash Collections from Customers

       Inventory Purchases – Merchandising Firm

       The Ending Finished Goods Inventory Budget

       The Selling and Administrative Expense Budget

       10.What Is The Cost Structure?

       11.Using Budgeting to Control Cash

       12.Forecasting Cash Collections

       13.“What-if” Analysis

       14.Budget Accuracy Ratios

       Part 3 Business Forecasting Methods

       15.Projecting Financing Needs

       16.Naive Forecasting Models

       17.Moving Averages

       18.Exponential Smoothing

       19.Regression Analysis

       20.Regression Statistics

       21.Simple Regression

       22.Trend Equation

       23.Decomposition of Time Series

       24.Measuring Accuracy of Forecasts

       Monitoring forecasts

      


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